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Jan. 14, 1930. J. o. CHALLINOR Filed July 17, 1924 FIELZ.

FIISJ- //VVE/V 7'01? g m/24%,) MW MMML Patented Jan. 14, 1930 UNITEDSTATES PATENT OFFICE JAMES OLIVER CHALLINOR. OF

ZPITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR TO UNITED BRACKET Application filedJuly 17, 1924. Serial No. 726,494.

This invention relates to brackets such as are used for supportingflower vases in various types of vehicles such, for example, asautomobiles, railroad cars and the like.

Vases of this type are generally tapered longitudinally and are mountedon the wall of the vehicle by means of a. bracket which directly engagesand supports the body of the vase. In order to prevent an annoyingrattle of the vase in the holder, as a result of the vibration of themoving vehicle, more or less complicated forms of brackets have beendevised in which various screws and hinges have been used, resulting ina material increase in the cost of manufacture. Such brackets arecomposed of a number of relatively small parts which form a more or lesscomplicated construction and which eventually become broken or workloose so as to add to the objectionable rattle of the vase in theholder.

An object of this invention is to provide a bracket for the PUI'POSGSset forth which is capable of being made from a single piece of metal soas to do away with the necessity for small and complicated elements suchas setscrews, hinges, locks or the like.

A further object is to provide a bracket of the type described whichwill positively prevent rattling of the vase or other article supportedby it.

A still further object is to provide a bracket of the type set forthwhich will be simple and cheap to manufacture and which will have nomovable parts.

These and other objects which will be obvious to those skilled in thisparticular art are attained by means of this invention, one embodimcntoi which is shown, in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is aperspective view of a supporting bracket constructed in accordance withthis invention and Fig. 2 is a vertical cross section through the centerof the bracket showing it mounted upon a wall and supporting a flowervase.

The particular embodiment of the invention which has been chosen forillustration includes a bracket which projects outwardly from the wallto which it is secured. An article supporting collar is mounted on thebracket to which it may be soldered or with which it may form anintegral part. A yielding spring like member projects down? wardly belowthe collar and engages a groove formed in the lower part of the vase soas to yieldingly hold the vase in non-rattling engagement therewith.

The illustrated form of this invention includes a bracke 5 provided withperforations (3 and 7 at its top and bottom, respectively, by means ofwhich it may be secured to a wall 8 of the vehicle. The bracket has anintermediate portion 9 which is spaced from the wall 8. A supportingcollar 10 for supporting a vase 11, or similar article, is mounte on theportion 9 of the bracket either by soldering or by being formedintegrally therewith. The lower end of the bracket is provided with adownwardly and outwardly extending fiat spring-like member 12 which isprovided at its lower end with a horizontal foot 13 having a notch 14adapted to engage a groove 15 formed in the vase 11 adjacent its lowerend. Like the collar 10 the member 12 may be formed either of a separatepiece which is soldered or otherwise secured to the lower part of thebracket 5 or it may form a continuation of the bracket 5 itself.

The spring-like member 12 is of such length and the foot 3 is sopositioned with relation to the normal position of the groove 15 of thevase that the member 12 not only must be (listorted, that is. sprungback toward the support, in order to bring the foot into operativeengagement with the groove, but it is held in a slightly flexed ordistorted position after the foot is in the position shown in Figure 2.

Vith such an arrangement the vase is not only positively held in placein the collar '10 but is also held aga nst upward movement. therein bythe. spring-like action of the member 12 so that it is yieldingly butforcibly held in nonrattling engagement with the collar 10.

The vase 11 is supported by the collar 10 and the spring 12 through themedium of the foot 13 and groove 15 yieldingly holds the vase innon-rattling engagement with the supporting collar.

It will be observed that when the vase is inserted in the holder, itslower rounded end will ride down on the face of the spring 12 and forcethe same barkwardly far enough for it to snap into the groove 15 andthat, when the notched end of the spring 12 is thus in engagement withthe groove 15, the upwardlyiaring shoulder of the groove locks the vaseagainst withdrawal upwardly until the spring 12 is pressed backwardly bythe lingers to thus unlat'ch the vase.

As described above the finished bracket may be formed of the threepieces of metal which are Welded, soldered or otherwise secured togetherto form in effect a single piece or it may be shaped entirely from asingle piece. In either event the QQUipleted bracket has no movableparts, such as set-screws, locks, hinges or the like, it is cheap andsimple to manufacture and positively prevents any rattle between thesupported article and the supporting collar. Another feature ofadvantage is that the member 12 is entirely hidden by the vase itselfand prevents the structure from having an unsightly or awkwardappearance.

I claim:

In combination, a bracket embodying a collar and means for attaching thebracket to a support, a vase fitting down into said collar and havingits lower end dependin to a point below said collar and provided wit anannular groove said bracket being provided with a spring-a i n extendingdownwardly and 0utwardly from the bracket and provided with a notch atits lower end, said arm having said lower notched 0nd normally extendinginto the path of said lower grooved end of the vase, whereby when saidvase is pushed downwardly into said collar the lower end of the vasewill force said spring-arm backvvardly toward the support to enable itsnotched end to snap or latch into said groove.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto subscribed my name this 7th day ofJuly, 1924.

Q AMES OLIVER CHALLINQR.

